Confused?

Confusion and indecision is rife in the horse world.

There are so many ideas and gadgets and supplements and feeds etc out there all being marketed as the best way to go and the only thing to do if you like your horse even in a moderate way.

On the net everyone has an opinion on how everything should or should not be. Often these opinions come from people who are as confused as the newcomer but have a burning desire to create an authoritative image.

You see people that become so into something that they promote it with religious like fervent only to find a short time later they have just discovered something else.

Everyone seems to be searching for that “one thing”.

I guess its passion that allows this phenomenon to exist.

I am not saying that everyone selling or promoting ideas into the horse world are intentionally trying to take advantage of this confusion. Most honestly believe in what they do or sell.

If one were to go to the trade stalls at a horse expo and ask at every trade stall what should they do about their horse that rears the outcome would be as follows if they followed all the advise given:

They would come home with several new saddles, bridles, bits, bit less bridles, boots , therapeutic rugs, supplements, feeds, training programs, safety equipment, club memberships, feet management plans and tools, saddle pads, dental ideas, liniments, courses on a myriad of massage and bodywork techniques, gadgets galore and a head full of conflicting ideas and ethical questions.

Their pockets would be empty, their mortgage larger and they most likely would still have a problem with their horse.